"We played well enough to win," Phoenix coach Scott Skiles said.
"I thought we did some good things out there that worked for us.
We also did some not so good things. It was a typical first game
after the break. It was a little evident that both teams didn't
do anything over the break."

Phoenix used a 10-0 run to build a 14-4 lead midway through the
first quarter. A free throw by former Sun Corie Blount pulled
Golden State within 25-22 with just under nine minutes to play
in the first half but Phoenix went on a 10-2 run capped by
Marion's layup for a 35-24 lead with 6:19 remaining.

"We came out with some energy and got some good stops," Skiles
said. "I don't even think they came to warm up. It was nice to
get ourselves established early."

Cliff Robinson's 3-pointer with 2 1/2 minutes to go gave Phoenix
a 46-30 advantage. The Suns led, 48-34, at halftime.

Phoenix, which shot 44 percent (37-of-85), led by as many as 20
points in the third quarter and did not allow Golden State any
closer than the final margin.

The Suns led, 65-51, at the end of three quarters. The 51 points
equaled the Warriors' lowest output through three quarters this
season.

Jason Kidd registered his 21st double-double with 14 points and
10 assists while Robinson added 13 points and a season-high five
blocks as the Suns snapped a two-game road skid. Rookie Jake
Tsakalidis had a career-high 11 rebounds

"You could tell that everybody was a little rusty," Robinson
said. "There were a lot of airballs out there and guys were
missing shots that they would normally make."

The win moved Phoenix, holders of the eighth-best record in the
Western Conference, closer to the two teams ahead of it,
Minnesota and Dallas.

"It makes us closer to the seventh seed, hopefully with
Minnesota and Dallas losing tonight." Kidd said. "We can't
scoreboard watch right now. We've got to take care of ourselves
and winning games is the best medicine and best way to go about
it."

Antawn Jamison scored 26 points for Golden State, which failed
to win consecutive games for just the third time all season.
Jamison made 12-of-21 shots but the Warriors shot just 40
percent (35-of-87).

"It was just a horrendous shooting night," Golden State coach
Dave Cowens said. "We missed layups. They had 14 blocked shots.
We couldn't get anything to drop from the perimeter. That's
usually what happens in layoffs."